Assault, robbery victim released from hospital

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Police say the woman who was beaten and robbed on Saturday night while she was walking to a house on Granger Avenue is "banged up" but out of the hospital, and they are still looking for the suspect.

The victim reported the incident to city police at about 10 p.m. Saturday. She told officers she had been walking on Caroline Street, and when she turned on to Granger Avenue, the man attacked her, beating her repeatedly in the head and face and demanding money from her. Police said it is not known how much money the assailant took from the victim.

She was able to make her way to a nearby house to call for help.

Police Lt. John Catone said the victim was re-interviewed Monday and physical evidence has been sent to the lab for further examination.

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The search continues for her attacker. He is described as a white man in his 20s with short brown hair, clean-shaven and between 5-feet-8-inches and 5-feet-10-inches tall.